Description |
1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) |
Series |
Problems of philosophy |
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Problems of philosophy
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Contents |
1. Hedonism and the theory of taste -- 2. Theories that assign a direct practical purpose to art -- 3. Perfection and the play of cognition -- 4. Art as the experience of metaphysical truth -- 5. Art as language -- 6. Art and metaphor -- 7. Virtues and indirect pleasures -- 8. The aim behind perception -- 9. Aesthetic satisfaction -- 10. Art and artistic abilities |
Summary |
Although various aesthetic themes have preoccupied many major philosophers, from Plato to Goodman, the central questions of the philosophy of art have remained ill-defined. This book gives a concise and systematic account of the leading philosophical ideas about art and aesthetics from ancient times to the present day, and goes on to propose a new theory of aesthetic satisfaction and artistic abilities |
Analysis |
Arts Aesthetics |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-193) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Aesthetics.
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Art -- Philosophy.
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ART -- General.
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Aesthetics
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Art -- Philosophy
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
90032935 |
ISBN |
0203004337 |
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9780203004333 |
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9780415033572 |
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0415033578 |
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1134967373 |
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9781134967377 |
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1280539089 |
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9781280539084 |
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9786610539086 |
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6610539081 |
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